Nonprofit affordable housing developer and manager BRIDGE Housing and social equity development corporation The Unity Council recently hosted dignitaries, partners and community members to celebrate the grand opening of Casa Sueños, a 181-unit affordable housing community in Oakland’s Fruitvale Village.
The project was developed in partnership with city, county and transit partners and is a short walk away from Fruitvale BART station, a major AC Transit hub, and the planned Bus Rapid Transit.
Casa Sueños will help address Oakland’s housing shortage by providing studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments that will be affordable for families earning 20-80% of Area Median Income, BRIDGE Housing said. Forty-six units are reserved for residents who have previously experienced homelessness, with permanent supportive services provided by Lifelong Medical Care and funded by Alameda County.
Casa Sueños also includes 7,500 square feet of affordable ground-floor commercial space that will be utilized by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, an Oakland-based nonprofit focused on ending youth criminalization and mass incarceration.
BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a leading nonprofit developer of affordable homes, creates and manages a range of high-quality, affordable homes for working families and seniors. Since it was founded in 1983, BRIDGE has participated in the development of over 16,000 homes serving more than 40,000 people.
